In vivo, mucoadhesive exenatide devices increased relative bioavailability 80-fold compared with intestinal injections.
In plain wordsIn animals, exenatide devices increased relative bioavailability compared with intestinal injections.
- Peptide
- Exenatide (exendin-4)
- Outcome
- IncreaseRelative bioavailability
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Comparator
- Intestinal injections
- Outcome group
- Pharmacokinetics · Pharmacology
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · oralAs given in this study.
Measurements
- Relative bioavailability enhancement
- 80 fold
- exenatide devices versus intestinal injections
Source sentences
In-vivo administration of the devices provided significant enhancement of drug absorption with 13- and 80-fold enhancement of relative bioavailability for insulin and exenatide compared to intestinal injections
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Devices were prepared with a blend of FDA-approved polymers, carbopol, pectin and sodium carboxymethylcellulose, and were tested for drug carrying capability, in vitro release, Caco-2 permeability, and in vivo efficacy for insulin and exenatide.